AI Infrastructure✓ Generally Minimal Risk2/10

Google Vertex AI

Google Cloud managed machine learning platform and foundation model access. AI infrastructure service — deployer obligations depend on the applications and models deployed, not the platform itself.

✓ EU AI Act Risk Classification

Indicative classification: Generally Minimal Risk

Legal reference: Minimal risk (infrastructure/platform layer)

Important: This is an indicative assessment based on typical deployment patterns. Your actual risk classification depends on your specific use case, configuration, and context. Register in Aeqora to get a precise classification using the EU AI Act decision tree.

Your obligations as a Deployer

→No mandatory EU AI Act obligations at the platform layer
→Risk-classify each AI application built on Vertex AI independently
→Document Vertex AI usage in organizational AI system inventory

How this score was derived

Methodology →

Scores 2/10: Google Cloud maintains EU compliance documentation for Vertex AI. Infrastructure score is 2 to reflect the governance obligation to inventory and classify downstream applications. Deployers building Annex III applications on Vertex AI carry full Article 26 obligations for those applications regardless of the infrastructure provider.

Provider EU AI Act documentation

Google Vertex AI has published EU AI Act compliance documentation. Request the provider's instructions of use and technical documentation as part of your Article 26 due diligence.

What to do next

01

Register in Aeqora

Add Google Vertex AI to your AI system inventory and run the classification wizard for your specific deployment.

02

Request vendor docs

Ask Google Vertex AI for their EU AI Act instructions of use and technical documentation.

03

Generate compliance pack

Generate your Article 26 Deployer Compliance Evidence Pack once classification is complete.

Cite this assessment

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Aeqora. "Google Vertex AI — EU AI Act Risk Assessment." Aeqora Vendor AI Risk Index. Verified 2026-06-12. https://aeqora.eu/vendors/google-vertex-ai

Scores are methodology-derived and citable under CC BY. View methodology →

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